Category: Open Water
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3rd Annual OWS Fire Island Ocean Swim
Great job to everyone who competed in the 3rd annual OWS Fire Island Ocean Swim! It was a beautiful day with calm waters an a light breeze. Swimmers competed in either wetsuit or non-wetsuit divisions and swam either 1-mile, 5k, or 10k distances. The event was held at Atlantique on Fire Island by Open Water…
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Siblings swim English Channel for Alzheimer’s awareness
Devin, Dustin and Danielle Wahl could be the first trio of siblings to swim across the English Channel at the same time. They’re doing it in part to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s, a disease that affected their loved ones. Norah O’Donnell reports.
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Swimmer’s dream fulfilled with help from jelly babies
A medical student who swam 21 miles across the Channel has told how jelly babies and a determination to raise money for charity got her through the gruelling challenge. Marisa Schubert spent 14 hours and 40 minutes making her way through the busy shipping lane between England and France. The 21-year-old, of Headington, managed to…
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Keri-anne Payne offers her top tips to successful swimming
For all those looking to take up a new challenge this year and improve their swimming, Keri-anne Payne is offering her top tips to get you ready for race day! Whether you’re taking part in a challenge this year or just looking to refine your swimming skills, in this exclusive video Keri-anne reveals her race…
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Technique tips for open water swimming by Team Dillon
Technique tips for open water swimming and triathlon including sighting and bilateral breathing by Team Dillon.
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Over 1,600 people swim in Cross-Continental Race across Istanbul’s Bosphorus
Turkish swimmer Hasan Emre MusluoÄŸlu has won the 26th edition of the Cross-Continental Swimming Race, which took place in Istanbul on July 20. MusluoÄŸlu crossed the Bosphorus, the straight that divides Asia and Europe, in 41 minutes and 26 seconds. Fellow Turkish swimmer BertuÄŸ CoÅŸkun came second with 42 minutes 58 seconds, followed by Russian…
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Massena Man Shares Memories Of Swimming English Channel
See WWNYTV It took retired Navy chaplin Robert Manning the strength of prayer and more than 53,000 strokes to swim the English Channel three decades ago at age 49. “It was such a wonderful feeling,” he said.
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Trooper: Be smart when swimming in lakes
See KMBC (with video) A fun day on the lake can take a tragic turn in a matter of seconds. The Missouri State Highway Patrol, which monitors lakes across the state, said there are ways to help reduce the risk and still have fun on the water. Cpl. David Campbell patrols the water of Blue…
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Meet a 94-year-old ocean swimmer
See Today Charlie Christianson is 94-years-old and still swims in the ocean every single day. Olympic swimmer Libby Trickett chats with Charlie about his life and love for the beach. http://youtu.be/1NdgePH_QG4